Description

The Marshall Suite is the 1999 album by the Fall. The album builds on the technoinfluenced beats of its predecessor Levitate, while also returning to a more rockabillyinfluenced sound reminiscent of earlier Fall lineups with songs such as the catchy ‘Touch Sensitive’ and the strange, complex, thumping jungle beats of ‘The Crying Marshal’ .The Marshall Suite was made immediately after an American tour during which Mark E. Smith had an onstage fight with members of the band and was arrested following ongoing altercations at the hotel at which the group were staying. While the remaining band members quit and returned to England, leaving Smith in a cell in Manhattan, Julia Nagle chose to stay in the band, helping to assemble the group’s New lineup.During the recording of the album, this New lineup was still taking shape and the album features two different bassists. None the less it was very wellreceived album at the time and highly collectible by now.The Marshall Suite is now available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent red coloured vinyl. It features 3 sides of music and a blank Dside. The Fall is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £33 +P&P